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<p>[QUOTE="jimmy-bones, post: 72692, member: 2794"]Don't give up!. From what it sounds like GD and CT are accurate. There are a fair share if magician's coins in circulation. Many that have been in circulation for awhile are very difficult to separate. Take a loupe at least 10Xs magnification and look around the rim (between the lettering and the rim of the coin). Try both sides. You are looking for a cut line. If you don't see it try again, or use greater magnification. Extremely percise jewlers tools are used to create this cut. The line is often thinner than a human hair. It is meant to be hidden. Another thought is to try to open it in a different manner. Some magician coins (or box coins) pop out by tapping the side on a table. Other's actually screw out, by pushing your thumb down on the face and turning. There are also versions which have a hinge inside the coin. These are the hardest to open. You have to push down and slide up the face of the coin.</p><p>Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jimmy-bones, post: 72692, member: 2794"]Don't give up!. From what it sounds like GD and CT are accurate. There are a fair share if magician's coins in circulation. Many that have been in circulation for awhile are very difficult to separate. Take a loupe at least 10Xs magnification and look around the rim (between the lettering and the rim of the coin). Try both sides. You are looking for a cut line. If you don't see it try again, or use greater magnification. Extremely percise jewlers tools are used to create this cut. The line is often thinner than a human hair. It is meant to be hidden. Another thought is to try to open it in a different manner. Some magician coins (or box coins) pop out by tapping the side on a table. Other's actually screw out, by pushing your thumb down on the face and turning. There are also versions which have a hinge inside the coin. These are the hardest to open. You have to push down and slide up the face of the coin. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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